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Vivienne Hill

Vivienne Hill is the Communications Manager and Editor of the War Cry at The Salvation Army. She has a background in communications, publishing and writing and has worked both in New Zealand and overseas. She has a Degree in Creative Writing, a Diploma in Publishing and other qualifications in writing for print media.

She is married to Michael (not the jeweller) and they have four children and two grandchildren.

Vivienne wants to communicate the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the freedom that comes from a relationship with him.

Camping Out at the Cross

If you are a Christian and have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour, repented of your sin—because ‘All have sinned and fall short of...

The only safe place

In these days when the very earth is groaning and we are seeing unrest and uncertainty throughout the world, it is very tempting for us to see New...

The Big Fish

When my family and I lived in Auckland, we belonged to a wonderful home group. One of the members of the home group owned a boat, and in the...

The Blueprint of Your Life

A blueprint is an architectural drawing on paper, a guide for making something—it’s a design or pattern that can be followed in the...

Two Trees in the Garden—part 2

In this second part of this two-part series, we step back and look at the ‘grand plan’ set in place by God for our redemption. We left off with...

Two Trees in the Garden

In this two-part series, we look back to the Book of Genesis and forward to the Book of Revelation to examine the implications of the two trees on...

Hope in Dark Places

Globally, New Zealand is seen as a small, somewhat protected nation. Yet we have faced major tragedies over the past few years that have not only...

A Heart for Change

The Salvation Army is a large and far-reaching organisation. This has been highlighted to me over the last few months, as I have seen our...

Portrait of my parent

Vivienne Hill remembers her father’s sharp intellect, quick wit, and stunning artistic talent. She chronicles the heartache of seeing him...

Sign posts

Recently, I attended a fund-raiser at THQ, a garage sale-type event. One of our staff, Peter Hennessey, donated books; these books were previously...

The future of Bible in schools

Recently, the Secular Education Network took a case to the Human Rights Commission, arguing that the Bible in Schools programme promotes...

Welcome the refugee

A while ago I had the privilege of assisting an extended family of Middle Eastern refugees into their new life in New Zealand. I found the people...

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